Minutes - Corrugated Packaging Council

APPENDIX A
association’s members-only website areas and will be communicated by AF&PA,
AICC and FBA to their respective members.
B. Finalize method for members to access LCA information to enable their own
studies. Full LCA report has been mailed to all members and is available online.
For member companies to gain further access to modeling information and
conduct their own studies, they may contact NCASI directly.
C. Compile and vet responses to issues called out by the LCA’s Critical Review
Panel before posting the full study on the website. Responses were developed,
approved and included alongside CRP comments in the full report and on the
website.
D. Request approval from the AF&PA Containerboard and Kraft Sector to release
the NCASI-generated graph displaying the lack of mathematical correlation at the
industry level of GHG emissions to the recycled content of containerboard. They
approved and it was released for use with Wal-Mart, GreenBlue and EPA.
E. Obtain the 2008 EH&S Report and update our mill graphs once the report is
issued in June. The Sector requested that release of this graph be withheld until
after Sustainability Goals are announced. Cathy Foley indicated that CPA and
the Containerboard and Kraft Sector need to work together on the synchronizing
and compatibility of this information with the Goals.
F. Request that NCASI identify the significant inputs that need to be collected for
the 2010 study and then request that the AF&PA Sector determine how it can be
accomplished. On today’s agenda.
G. Make the revisions to the Wax Alternative protocol approved by the Committee.
The revisions were completed and posted online at www.corrugated.org.
H. A reminder needs to be drafted and sent to converters regarding the requirement
to register commercial products you are applying against their registration.
Ongoing.
I. Move ahead with the CPA Action Team recommendations for combating RPCs in
produce as long as it can be completed within the budget. On today’s agenda.
J. Allow the 2010 budget to overspend by $50,000 to support the ISO work and
initial Compostability study. Items added to the budget.
5. Financials – Dwight Schmidt
2010 Account Monitoring – Current accounts show that $458,428 of our $590,000
approved budget has been expended or committed to date (Appendix B).
6. UPDATE ON COMMODITY CHECK-OFF PROGRAM – Cathy Foley
Cathy Foley briefed the attendees regarding on-going progress with the proposed
Commodity Check-Off Program. An industry panel has been established and is
currently working on identifying program objectives (e.g., to increase sales or slow
their decline for printing & writing papers, kraft, containerboard and paperboard);
setting assessment levels; determining cutoff size for smaller companies; and
determining how to handle imports. Four committees have been assembled that
report to the one panel: these will address programs, governance, assessment and
communications. Focus groups and surveys are being conducted now to find
overarching message points and determine whether one overarching program can
be used to benefit all grades or if it needs to be split into two for maximum